Did the third place winner regret it today?

Chapter 30

Soon, the real reason why the Shen and Yin families reunited became known to everyone.
So this is ah.
Why would such great luck fall on an old girl? It shouldn't be like this. It really wasn't a good thing.
Everyone's mood, which had been upset for several days, finally calmed down a little.
Even the old lady is said to be able to get out of bed.

People's hearts have always been like this.
If someone who is much better than you becomes better, you won’t feel anything. But if someone who is worse than you suddenly becomes better than you, it will be very painful.
After finding out there was such a huge pitfall in this marriage, everyone calmed down.
"It's just that the Third Brother's family is so cruel." The eldest lady said, "If it were me, I wouldn't want my daughter to suffer such an injustice. After all, she is not my biological daughter."

Master Yin San and his wife were the last to know about this matter.
When the Third Lady heard about this, she was so angry that she jumped up and down in the room. She called Yin Shi over to ask, "Is this true?"
Yin Shi honestly admitted: "My aunt said it herself. She chose me because I'm honest."

The Third Lady secretly blamed Madam Shen. In this kind of situation, she should just quietly welcome the person into the family. Why did she have to tell her the truth?
In fact, the first lady was not wrong to blame the third lady. The third lady just wanted to marry into the Shen family. As for whether Yin Shi lived a good life after marriage, it was not that important to her.
Of course, if she could choose, she still hoped that Yin Shi could live a good life, which would mean that the daughter of the Yin family had status and influence in the Shen family, which would be better for the third master Yin. But if Yin Shi did not live a good life, it would not be a big deal.
Because marrying into such a family, even if it is "bad", is much better than marrying into many small families' "good".

"You must know what kind of family the Shen family is. Our daughter's marriage to them is a blessing from her past life." The Third Lady tried to brainwash Yin Shi, "As long as the Shen family doesn't lack you for food and drink, it's not a big deal. You can go there and everything will be fine."
Yin Shi looked like she was being taught a lesson, and bowed her head obediently: "Mother is right. Even if my cousin is partial to me in the future and gives birth to a concubine's eldest son, I will definitely be filial to my parents-in-law, respect my husband, and take good care of the child. I will never neglect him in the slightest."
It’s better to take precautions in advance to avoid resentment from her parents and in-laws if she doesn’t give birth in the future.
Let the third place winner take all the blame.

The Third Madam paused and changed her words, "Not really... Well, it's right to be filial to your parents-in-law and respect your husband, but you must remember that kind people are often bullied, and you can't let that vixen run rampant. You still have to use the means when necessary."
Yin Shi humbly asked: "What method? Mother, teach me."
The third wife choked and was a little annoyed: "I don't have any tricks. I am a very upright person, everyone knows that."
Yin Shi said with relief: "That's right, my daughter is also influenced by her mother. People say that I am honest."
The third wife could only hum twice, feeling very disappointed: "Don't be so honest."
So he gave up.

The sisters began to visit Yin Shi again, and there was sympathy in their eyes when they looked at her.
Sympathy is better than jealousy or hatred.
It's safe.

But with this marriage, Yin Shi was no longer a marginal person in the mansion, and even became a hot spot. Not only did the third master and the third lady value her and directly registered her under the name of the third lady, making her a legitimate daughter, but her aunts and sisters-in-law also became close to her.
In fact, there is no distinction between legitimate and illegitimate children among merchant families. Who cares?
The upper class values ​​legitimate daughters over illegitimate daughters because the maternal family has social status, power and influence to rely on. Merchant families are the maternal family of legitimate daughters, and they are also merchants.
They are all merchant daughters, whether born legitimate or illegitimate, they are all merchant daughters.

Even more obvious was the servants' attitude toward her.
It's too obvious. Although it doesn't put it down, it's too obvious to praise it too much.
She was the first one to choose new clothes, rouge and powder, and seasonal fresh fruits. You should know that in the past, the eldest family would choose first, and then the other families would come in order.
Kui'er said that she felt smooth and comfortable walking around the mansion now. The maids and servants everywhere called her "sister" and "sister" affectionately when they saw her. Many of them were people who would never even glance at her before.

Yin Shi said to her, "If there is no benefit, who would be nice to you for no reason? If someone is nice to you, it's because they want to benefit from you. So, tell me, what benefit can we give to others?"
Kui Er thought about it and said hesitantly: "It seems... nothing?"
"Yes, in fact, we can't give anything to others." Yin Shi said, "Everyone is like this now, just because they think we can give. When they understand that we can't give anything, who will be nice to us?"

"But……"
"No buts. You are going to follow me to the capital. I don't know how many times you can come back in this life. Even if you come back, what can you give to others?"
Yin Shi poured cold water on Kui'er, who had obviously swelled up in the past few days.

She had been observing for a while, and it was obvious that the people around her were more or less affected. There was nothing to blame. Even the owner of this house was like that. What could you do to some teenage girls who had never read books or seen the world? It was normal to be arrogant.
I hope you can wake up.

Yin Shi said, "What I fear the most is that someone will think that I can do whatever I want just because I have a good marriage. For example, they will ask me to arrange someone else's place to go? How can I interfere in such matters? I have a mother above me, and above my mother is my great aunt, and above my great aunt is my grandmother. With so many layers of people, if there are any arrangements, who would be willing to give up the power to others? If I am soft-hearted and listen to someone's instigation, and rashly interfere, do you think any of my elders will tolerate me?"

"It's just an engagement now. If I get seriously ill or have a bad reputation, this marriage will be ruined."
"There are many daughters in the family, so they don't need one more. My aunt wants a niece, so she doesn't need a niece like me."

Kui'er was stunned.
She had also heard about why Madam Shen came to the Yin family to choose a daughter-in-law. The servants also gossiped among each other.
But the reactions of the slaves and maids were different from those of the girls. Yin Shi's sisters felt that it was really uncomfortable for their husbands to have a confidante before they got married, and to have a concubine after they got married. But that was because they were all rich ladies with no worries about food and clothing.

Maids were born as slaves, or sold themselves as slaves, and many even regarded being a concubine as their life goal. Not to mention, the masters of the Yin family all had concubines, and every mistress lived a life of luxury with her concubine.
Being born a lady instead of a slave is already a hundred times better than them. With such a good marriage and marrying a literary star, what does it matter whether she is a concubine or not?

But what Yin Shi said at this time provided another perspective, making Kui'er suddenly realize that under this premise, Yin Shi was actually just a replaceable variable in this marriage.
Kui'er broke out in a cold sweat.

"What's wrong?" Yin Shi noticed something was wrong.
Kui Er stammered, "Actually... Mama Xiang from the kitchen came to me and tried to force two rulers on me, but I, I didn't take them!"
Yin Shi asked, "What did she ask you to do?"
Kui Er did not dare to hide it: "She wants her little daughter to come to the girls' courtyard. She said that the girl will marry up and be different from other girls. The old master will definitely give her a higher standard than other girls. It is not surprising to have one or two more little girls in the courtyard."

"and then?"
"I refused."
"why?"
"Her daughter Cui'er used to bully me. I hate her and her sister, so..."

"So, I should be thankful, right?" Yin Shi exhaled, "Look, this is what I just said, right?"
"Her idea is correct. She probably thinks that going to the capital with me is a better way out than staying in a small place like Huaixi."
"But if everyone thinks this way, someone will definitely run away. Everyone has close relatives at my aunt's place and my mother's place. Don't forget about my grandmother's place, too. If she doesn't like our family, she might send someone to annoy my mother."
"This is not something I can decide. If I were really stupid enough to listen to the instigation of the people around me, what do you think would happen?"

Kui Er knelt down in fear: "I will never dare to do it again."
This time she could only say that she was lucky, as the person who came to ask for help was someone from Cui'er's family, whom she hated. If it was someone else, she thought she would probably have accepted the job, because in her opinion, it was just to help say a few words in front of the girl.
That would be exactly the person Yin Shi said "instigated her to act rashly."

"Get up." Yin Shi said.
She had no choice. She was just an ordinary person, not the kind of Feng Aotian who traveled through time and space with extraordinary talents and could train the maids around her to be both civil and martial, to fight on horseback and govern the country on foot.
The result of her hard work over the past few years was that she taught the maids around her to read and do arithmetic.

For example, Yunjuan, who had been married off before, was married off when Yin Shi was still a girl. All Yin Shi could do was to ask her mother, who was in charge of this matter, to find a better man for Yunjuan.
But Yunjuan and her husband were both property of the Yin family, and whether they should be released from captivity was not something an unmarried daughter like Yin Shi could decide.

But Yin Shi had already figured it out from Kui'er's perspective. At Kui'er's age, she would definitely marry with her. By then, she would be the mistress and would have full authority over her maidservants.
If they wanted to stay in the mansion and continue to be servants, that was fine. If they wanted to let them go, she could make the decision.
Knowing how to read and do arithmetic is good and can be used no matter if you are a housekeeper or running a small business.

But I dare not teach more, especially the thoughts from another time and space, I dare not reveal even a little bit.
Everyone is locked in an iron house, and you don’t have the ability to break it open, but you want to wake up the people in it?
What do you want to do? Are you crazy?
Therefore, through the efforts of the past few years, Yin Shi has only tried his best to prevent the people around him from developing a sarcastic or stubborn character, and to create a warm and peaceful atmosphere for his own courtyard.
Let everyone in this small courtyard have a relatively comfortable living environment.
Therefore, the quality of the maids, including Kui'er, was just at that level, and Yin Shi could not have too high expectations of them.
I was lucky this time and didn't make any mistakes. I just communicated with them in time and made them understand the truth.

Yin Shi called in the three maids around him and talked to them properly.
"In short, what I want is for everyone to keep quiet and not create unnecessary complications, so that I can marry to the capital in peace."

The Yin family is actually quite good. If possible, Yin Shi would really like to stay in the Yin family for the rest of his life.
However, that was impossible. The Yin family controlled her right to marry, and it was something Yin Shi had to do sooner or later to leave her original family through marriage.
The next step is to switch to the Shen family.
Life goal: To live a healthy life and become an old lord with plenty of private money!
In order to achieve this goal, she hopes that no one will cause trouble for her during this transitional period.
Yin Shi hoped to wait quietly until after the New Year next year before getting married.
But soon, conflicts arose in the Yin family because of her.

(End of this chapter)